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Natus Vincere has announced a new sponsorship deal with Russian travel search engine Aviasales. Exact details of the deal have not been announced, but it is rumored to be a considerable amount of money easily in the six figures. One part of the deal that was disclosed is that the …
Read More »ESL hires former Fox Sports exec to improve TV output
ESL has announced that it has hired former Fox Sports exec and one of the people behind the Championship Gaming Series, David Hill. Hill said this his role will be to “make gaming [TV] network-ready, because we firmly believe the next big thing in entertainment is video gaming,” when speaking …
Read More »Lunatic-Hai suspends two Overwatch players after having relationships with female fans
South Korean Overwatch team Lunatic-Hai has suspended both Geum "dean" Dong-geun and Lee "Leetaejun" Tae-jun for developing online relationships with female fans. The two were starting members in the team, but have been benched for the rest of the OGN Apex Season Two competition after the discovery was made by …
Read More »ESL One leaves Frankfurt and heads to Hamburg for Dota event
ESL has announced ESL One Hamburg as the replacement to its annual ESL One Frankfurt event. The yearly German Dota 2 event has been held in Frankfurt for the past three years usually around June. This year however the even is making the switch to Hamburg and will take place …
Read More »Overwatch Alienware Monthly Melee gets big prize pool boost
Alienware has announced that the prize pool for its Overwatch Monthly Melee events will now be $10,000. Previously the monthly competitions only offered up $5,000 per month, meaning top teams would often skip the competition. It is hoped that with the new amount of money all the top teams that …
Read More »Riot bans sister teams in the EU Challenger Series
We knew that EU LCS sister teams would not be able to play in the Challenger Series promotion tournament but new rules for Summer 2017 reveal they won’t be able to play at all. Riot has announced that from the Summer Split sister teams to those in the EU LCS …
Read More »Official TV ratings come in for the ELEAGE Major
The ELEAGUE Major final was broadcast live on TBS over in the States this past weekend, and now the official TV numbers have come in. According to stats from ShowBuzzDaily the competition hit and average of 228,000 concurrent viewers during the broadcast. This certainly wasn’t the biggest sporting event of …
Read More »Competitive SMITE returns for 2017 with new $120,000 LAN event
SMITE is back for another year of action packed eSports action with both PC and console competitions making a return. Right now the open bracket for the SMITE Pro League is taking place, with the top teams battling it out for a spot in the SMITE Pro League Spring Split. …
Read More »Wargaming’s plans to bring World of Tanks Blitz into the world of eSports
It’s no secret that World of Tanks is one of the biggest eSports out there. It may not challenge the likes of League of Legends in the west, but in Eastern Europe it is one of the biggest games available. When we went over to Russia to experience Wargaming Fest, …
Read More »ESL Pro League returns for Season 5 next week
The ESL Pro League Season 5 schedule has been revealed, with the event set to kick off in just under a week. 14 teams are set to compete in the European division and another 14 will battle it out in the North American side of the competition. The top teams …
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